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Caddle: Circus at Belle could have caused national disaster

Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office with Responsibility for Economic Affairs and Planning Marsha Caddle, said if the Suarez Circus had stayed in The...

Wanted: Jason Andre Leacock

The Barbados Police Service is seeking the public’s assistance in locating Jason Andre Leacock, alias “J”, who is wanted for questioning in connection with...

Mortgages rule loans sector

The continued expansion in mortgages to facilitate the increased construction of houses and commercial properties has become “a key structural vulnerability” on the books of...

Regional law enforcement officers urged to collaborate more on tacking crime

 The director of policing and risk management with the Barbados-based Regional Security System (RSS), Lieutenant Colonel Kerry Waterman, has called on regional law enforcement...
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Officials: Take extra care against measles

Barbados is being urged to tighten its defences against measles as the Americas confront their worst outbreak of the highly contagious disease in more...

Man fined $30,000 after pleading guilty to cannabis trafficking and importation

A 29-year-old man has been fined $30,000 after pleading guilty to charges of trafficking and importing cannabis. Lynson Henderson Cox, of Lewis Gap, St Michael,...

DLP opposed to ‘rushed reform’

The Democratic Labour Party (DLP) says it is not opposed to education reform, but wants Government and the Ministry of Education Transformation to explain...

CWI names 22 players for High-Performance Under-19 Women’s Camp

Five Barbadians have been named in a squad of 22 of the Caribbean’s promising young female cricketers as Cricket West Indies (CWI) steps up...

Mortgages rule loans sector

The continued expansion in mortgages to facilitate the increased construction of houses and commercial properties has become “a key structural vulnerability” on the books of...

Quinn embracing future with AI

He translated poor science grades through the “grind” of his renewed determination to become a data and artificial intelligence (AI) specialist. Though veterinary medicine caught...
 

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Guyana supporting American candidate to head IDB

GEORGETOWN – The newly elected Guyana government says it will support the United States candidate, Mauricio Claver-Carone, for the post of President of the...

Three teens with rifle arrested at Trump’s resort

Wshington – Three teenage boys have been arrested after inadvertently entering United States President Donald Trump's Florida resort with a loaded AK47 assault rifle.A...

Lara dispels coronavirus rumours

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Batting icon Brian Lara on Wednesday shot down rumours he had tested positive for COVID-19.In a post on the social networking...

Fauci expects COVID vaccines on the next “cycle”

WASHINGTON – Drugmakers will likely have tens of millions of doses of coronavirus vaccines in the early part of next year, Anthony Fauci, the...

World Bank ready to mobilise financing for Lebanon

WASHINGTON – TheWorld Bank Group said on Wednesday it stands ready to assess Lebanon’s damage and needs after a devastating Beirut port explosion and...

WADA to reduce time for recreational drugs

MONTREAL – Athletes testing positive for recreational drugs out-of-competition will be banned by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) for one to three months instead...

More job losses in ‘private sector’ likely

Central Bank governor Cleviston Haynes expects more private sector job losses as the COVID-19 pandemic sticks around.However, the seasoned economist does not anticipate that...

PM let down by talk about Ghanaians

Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley is suggesting that public concerns raised about the nine Ghanaian nurses, who tested positive for COVID-19 on arrival, was...

Marshall: State of emergency extended

The state of emergency for the COVID-19 pandemic in Barbados will continue until September 27.This announcement was made by Attorney General Dale Marshall on...

No Bale in Real’s Champions League squad

MADRID – Real Madrid forward Gareth Bale was left out of their 24-man Champions League squad for Friday’s last-16 tie at Manchester City, casting...